Charles Christian Wegener

Military
media-37316.jpeg UPL 37316 Squadron diaries 11/12 Sep 44, 306 BG, 367 BS
306bg.org

Removed associations to 492nd Bomb Group & Component Squadrons as the Diary only covers 306th Bomb Group.

Associated missions, and people mentioned in document.

Object Number - UPL 37316 - Squadron diaries 11/12 Sep 44, 306 BG, 367 BS 306bg.org

Crashed at Uedersee in B-17 'Umbriago' #42-97278 on 9/12/44, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW, DFC, PH, AM

He retired from USAF in 1963 and then worked for the American School.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Umbriago
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Higginsville, Missouri, USA 16 November 1919

Died

16 September 1997

Buried

Higginsville, Missouri

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 12 September 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Revisions

Date
ContributorHelen
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306th Echoes Oct '98

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Updated rank, middle name and Born event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 13198752.

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition MACR 8833, First Over Germany pg 277 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8833 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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